Derailer for cars.



v s. G. RICHTER.

DERAILER POE CARS. ABPLIOATION FILED MAY 22, 1914 Patented, Man. 2, 1915.

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SAMUEL G. RICHTER, OF DOLTONS STATION, ILLINOIS.

DERAILER FOB. cans.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatenteMar.-2,fl915.

Application filed May 22, 1914.. Serial No. 840,156.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL G. Rronrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Doltons Station, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Derailers for Cars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to devices that are mounted on the rails of a railroad track to throw .a car or cars ofi of the same in order to protect lives and property.

The object of my invention is to provide a portable derailer, one which can be easily applied to or removed from the rail, and

one which is provided with a signal or sign that is conspicuously displayed, and assists in clamping the derailer onto the rail.

Another object is to enable a trackman' or train-hand to lock the device to the rail wherever he desires and to unlock and remove the same whenever he wants to by means of an ordinary padlock, or its equivalent.

My invention is particularly useful where workmen are repairing cars or tracks, and where there is danger of their being run down. And where a car or locomotive is derailed, the signal is usually broken; the manner of attaching the signaling device to my invention, therefore, is such that what is left of it can be easily removed and a new signal substituted therefor. This and other advantages are accomplished by the means hereinafter fully described and as particularly pointed out in the dams.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention showing my improved combined derailer and signal applied to a short section of a rail. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through the same in a plane adjacent the clamping devices thereof, showing the movable member thereof in engagement with the ball of the rail. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the said movable member out of engagement with the rail.

Fig. 4 is a detail view illustrating the manner of attaching the shank of the signal staif to the said movable member.

Referrin to the drawings, A represents a rail, and I do not claim to be the inventor of the superposed part of the derailer mounted on the rail. Its construction is very common, and, as shown in the drawings, comprises a longitudinally extending point a, which,

the derailer mounted thereon.

the car engaging it will run up its inclined top surface until the flange of the wheel strikes against thetransverse end edge I) of the platform or body of the derailer at the root of the point, and is lifted thereby into the slight groove or channel 03 at the base of the upwardly projecting oblique wall e, which latter pushes or guides the wheel-laterally off the outside of the rail.

The outer edge of the body of the derailer opposite the oblique wall e slightly overhangs and is parallel to the outer longitudinal edge of the rail A, and this outer edge is provided with a downward flange C that depends a short distance below the shoulder f of the outer side of the ball of the rail, and is then bent inward, as shown in the drawings, so that, when the derailer is mounted upon the rail, it catches under the shoulder 7 thereof. 1

Projecting down from theunderside of the body of the derailer, near the end thereof from which point a, extends, opposite flange C, are two lugs D and E, and pivoted between these two lugs by means of a longitudinally disposed pintle or pin is is a clamping-dog G. This dog is pivoted at its upper end, adjacent to the under surface of the derailer, andnear the inner side of the ball of the rails, and it is somewhat L- shaped, corresponding substantially cross-section to flange O, and its lower inwardly turnedend is adapted to engage and clamp under the shoulder g of the inner side of the ball of the rail when the derailer is in use. When in the position just described, a

the dog securely holds the derailer in position, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, on the rail, and it can be locked in this position by means of an ordinary padlock F, or its equivalent, by passing the bolt of the latter through a perforation or hole 72, made in In D near its outer edge. The bolt of the loci being in front of the dog prevents the dog accidentally swinging outward, and the use of this look places the disposition of the derailer absolutely under the control of the man havin charge of it, and thus places the responsibility for its proper use on him alone.

Secured to the side of the dog, preferabl next lug E, is the staff H of a suitab y shaped and suitably colored signal I. The end of this staff is, preferably, flattened and secured to the side of the dog by means of screws'or bolts v(not shown) that can be removed and replaced. The stafl H is, preferably, bent so that it holds the signal up above the plane of the rail where it can easily be seen by the train-hands of an approaching train. When it is desired to remove the derailer from the rail all that it is necessary to do is to remove the padlock and then swing the stafl of the signal upward so as to bring the dog into the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, whereupon the derailer can be lifted vertically ofl' the rail. When the derailer is only intended for temporary use it will be unnecessary to use the padlock F, for the weight of the signal and its supporting stafl will securely hold the dog in engagement with the rail.

What I claim as new is:

1. A portable derailer for cars comprising a suitably shaped body adapted to be mounted upon and wholly supported by a rail and having a depending flange along one side thereof the lower edge of which is bent inward and catches under the ball of the rail, a movable clamping member pivotally connected to the opposite side of said body that engages the side of the rail opposite said flange, and a weight including a suitably shaped plate supported by the dog for retaining said dog in engagement with said rail.

2. A portable derailer for cars comprising a suitably shaped body adapted to be mounted upon and wholly supported by a rail and having a depending flange along one side thereof, the lower edge of which is bent inward and catches under the ball of the rail, a clamping dog pivoted to the underside of said body opposite said flange and has its lower portion bent toward and adapted to engage the underside of the adjacent side of the rail, and a stafl the lower end of which is secured to the lower portion of the dog, and a weight supported by said staff for retaining said dog in engagement with said rail. 3. A portable derailer for cars comprising a suitably shaped body adapted to be mounted upon and wholly supported by a rail and having a depending flange along one side thereof, the lower edge of which is bent inward and catches under the ball of the rail, a movable clamping member pivotally connected to the opposite side of said body that engages the side of the rail opposite said flange, and a suitable removable lock that prevents said clamping member from accidentally moving out of engagement with said rail.

4. A portable derailer for cars comprising a suitably shaped body adapted to be mounted upon a rail and having a depending flange along one side thereof, the lower edge of which is bent inward and catches under the ball of the rail, a movable clamping member pivotally connected to the opposite side of said body that engages the side of the rail opposite said flange, a weight supported by and adapted to retain said clamping member in engagement with the rail, and a suitable removable lock that prevents said clamping member from moving out of engagement with said rail.

5. A portable derailer for cars compris ing a suitably shaped body adapted to be removably mounted upon a rail, having a depending flange along one overhanging side thereof, and lugs depending from the opposite overhanging side thereof, a dog pivoted between said lugs having its depending edge bent inward toward said rail, and a'removable lock the bolt of which passes through a suitable hole in one of said lugs and prevents the dog from moving outward.

6. A portable derailer for cars comprising a suitably shaped body adapted to be mounted upon a rail having a depending flange along one overhanging side thereof and lugs depending from the opposite overhanging side thereof, a dog pivoted between said lugs having its depending edge bent inward toward said rail, a stafl the lower end of which is secured to the lower portion of said dog, and a suitable weight supported by said stafl and adapted to retain said dog in engagement with said rail.

7. A portable derailer for cars comprising a suitably shaped body adapted to be and wholly supported by a-rail and having a depending flange along one overhanging side thereof and lugs depending from the opposite overhanging side thereof, a dog pivoted between said lugs having its depending edge bent inward toward said rail, a stafl the'lower end of which is secured to the lower portion of said dog, a weight supported by said stafl and adapted to retain said dog in engagement with the rail, and a removable lock the bolt ofwhich passes through a suitable hole in one of said lugs and prevents the dog from moving out of engagement with said rail.

lln witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of May, 1914.

SAMUEL G. RICHTER.

Witnesses:

FRANK D. THOMASON, FLORENCE MITCHELL. 

